VOL. XL, NO. 7  JuLY, 2010

 

 

EVANSPEX ’10

     It’s right around the corner.  The dates are Saturday, Oct. 16 and Sunday, Oct. 17 at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, where it has been for several years now.

      Of course, that means it is time to get out your exhibits to display during the show.  An Exhibition Entry Form is included with this newsletter.

      Also included in this mailing is a flier.  It will help the club with advertising the show if each member would find a public place to have the flier displayed.  Some suggestions are at neighborhood postal stations, libraries, grocery store bulletins, etc.  Please, ask for permission before posting the handbills in businesses.

      And, of course, it is time to determine when you will be available to help out with the setting up and taking down the exhibits or volunteering at the welcoming table outside the show room and/or helping out in any of the many other ways. 

      Your contribution is vital in maintaining this show as the longest-running annual stamp show in the state.

 

Remembering Paul Adam

        The club lost another longtime stalwart last month with the death of Paul Adam, who died Sunday, July 25, at the Woodbridge Golden Living Center.   He was 87 years old.

            Paul had been in the nursing home for several years and wasn’t able to be active in the club, but he asked to remain on the mailing list the newsletter so he could keep informed about the club.

            When he was active he was a regular at the monthly meetings and the annual Evanspex.  He was president of the club for several years, although no one is certain how many.  A visit to his house was like stepping into a treasurer trove of philately.

            His dedication to the club was noted when he was awarded a life-time membership -- one of the few remaining.

            He worked at Hercules Truck Body, Evansville Metals, Reliance Plastics, Indian Industries and retired from Mel-Kay Electric.  He also was active for years in the Boy Scouts.

            Our condolences to his three sons and his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Calendar:

ü      Aug. 17 -- The monthly meeting will feature a bourse by Max Smith.  It will have plenty of items at discount prices.  Other members also are encouraged to bring any stamps they want to put up for sale or trade.  It should be a busy night.   Of course, APS Circuit Books will be available.   Among the stamps offered in the books are U.S. 153 used with nice color, U.S. newspaper stamps as well as stamps from New Zealand, Great Britain, Romania, Germany and states, Italy and states, Austria, Bosnia and the Dominican Republic.   

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The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at Brake Supply Co. building off Ind. 57 in Vanderburgh County in the Vanderburgh Industrial Park on the north side just across the highway from the Shoe Carnival warehouse.  Enter the building through the front door, turn left and walk down the first floor hall to the boardroom.

ü      Aug. 28 -- Midwest Postcard Exposition (29th Anniversary) at Saint Hedwig Hall, 700

Western (at Scott), South Bend, IN.  Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Admission is $2.  Contacts: Tom & Alice Zollinger, 1023 Markle Ave., Elkhart, IN 46517 or by phone at 574-522-3954.

ü      Aug. 28 & 29 -- AIRPEX ’10, sponsored by Dayton Stamp Club, at Crossroads Expo Center, 6550 Poe Ave., Dayton, Ohio.   Hours: Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.   The bourse will have 15 dealers.  Admission and parking are both free.  Contact: Mike Komiensky by e-mail at info@daytonstampclub.com; on the internet at www.daytonstampclub.com; or by phone at 937-299-9297.

ü      Aug. 28 & 29 -- St. Louis Fall Stampfest, sponsored by Greater Mound City Stamp Club, at Parkway Central High School, 369 N. Woods Mill Rd., Chesterfield, MO.  Hours; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  There will about 25 dealers there as well as a USPS desk, 40 frames of exhibits, hourly door prizes, children’s grab bag, philatelic literature auction and a snack bar.   Contact: Gary Hendren by e-mail at g2hslm@msn.com or by phone at 314-576-5261.

ü      Sept. 3 & 4 -- 35th St. Louis Gateway Postcard Club Annual Show at VFW Hall, 1234 Vandalia St. (Highway 159), Collinsville, IL.   Hours: Friday for club members 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and public 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Admission and parking are free.  Food will be available on site.  Contact: Tom Snyder by phone at 618-531-4189 or by e-mail at the.snyders@charter.net.

 

Birthday Greetings before the next meeting

          August

                   24 – Susan Anderson

 

New issues

AUGUST

Ø      12, Homer Winslow, commemorative 44¢ stamp, the ninth issue in the American Treasures series, in one design featuring Winslow’s 1874 painting “Boys in a Pasture,” in panes of 20, on sale at Washington, DC, and nationwide.  Printer is Banknote Corporation of America, Inc./SSP (Good).

SEPTEMBER

Ø      1, Hawaiian Rain Forest, commemorative 44¢ stamps, 10 designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) panes of 10, and an $8.95 Premium Stamped Postal Card Set of 10, the 12th in the Nature of America series, on sale at Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.  Printer is Banknote Corporation of America, Inc./SSP (Good).